Week 4
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All | Big Sky Conference | Big South-Ohio Valley Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Ivy League | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference | Northeast Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | Patriot League | Pioneer Football League | Southern Conference | Southland Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference
| Place | Team | Rating | Strength of Schedule | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Northern Iowa (2 - 1) Schedule: 3.704 (2) | 5.098 5.098  | |||
| 2. North Dakota St (4 - 0) Schedule: 1.318 (6) | 4.711 4.711  | |||
| 3. Youngstown St (3 - 0) Schedule: 1.268 (9) | 4.607 4.607  | |||
| 4. South Dakota St (3 - 1) Schedule: 0.736 (10) | 3.31 3.31  | |||
| 5. Illinois St (3 - 1) Schedule: 1.307 (8) | 3.089 3.089  | |||
| 6. Southern Illinois (2 - 2) Schedule: 2.467 (4) | 2.968 2.968  | |||
| 7. South Dakota (1 - 3) Schedule: 3.694 (3) | 2.35 2.35  | |||
| 8. Indiana St (2 - 2) Schedule: 1.318 (7) | 1.909 1.909  | |||
| 9. Missouri St (0 - 3) Schedule: 3.84 (1) | 1.183 1.183  | |||
| 10. Western Illinois (0 - 4) Schedule: 2.056 (5) | -0.422 -0.422  |